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Contenders to make way for Lasogga include Jay-Roy Grot, who was subjected to jeers by fans during last weekend's 1-0 home win over Norwich City, and Matthew Pennington or Conor Shaughnessy given both can play in central defence.

Hadi Sacko recovered from illness but still failed to make the squad for the game, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Mateusz Klich were also left out and all three are likely to be absent again.

Christiansen has a first-team group of 24 players and his injury list is easing, though he revealed Stuart Dallas will need another three weeks before he is ready to return from an ankle injury.

Stuart Dallas is suffering the after-effects of an awful challenge during international duty (Image: Getty Images)

"It's not serious but a few weeks we will have to wait, yeah," the manager said when quizzed on his injury at the pre-match press conference.

Caleb Ekuban is also out for six weeks with a foot injury, but otherwise Leeds have a clean bill of health.